In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
And I did so as I was commanded,.... Though it might seem ridiculous in the sight of men, and he be bantered and despised for it; yet, it being the will of God, he was obedient to it; as it becomes…
Barnes' Notes
Thou shalt cover thy face - A sign of mourning (see Eze 24:17); also of Zedekiah’s blindness Eze 12:12.
Adam Clarke
Thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground - Referring to the blinding of Zedekiah: even the covering of the face might be intended to signify that in this way Zedekiah should be carried…
Perhaps Ezekiel reflected with so much pleasure upon the vision he had had of the glory of God that often, since it went up from him, he was wishing it might come down to him again, and, having seen…
Cambridge Bible
The verse refers to the prophet's going out through the city wall, bearing on his shoulder the bundle of articles he carried with him in his flight.
in the twilight in the darkness. So Eze 12:12. The…
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